To authorize and fund a technical assistance and grant writing program within the department of community, trade, and economic development, to maximize the use of federal and private funds for economic development purposes and to devote state resources to leverage federal and private dollars to supplement state economic development efforts.   Official Text and Analysis.

To create the economic development grants program.

By the House Economic Development, Agriculture, and Trade Committee, to add the requirement that an annual list of grant applications submitted, grant awards received, and the total amount of grant funds received be submitted to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1 each year.

To strike everything after the enacting clause and insert a new bill. S AMD 68.

By the House Economic Development, Agriculture and Trade Committee, to change the primary focus of the grant program from grant writing to the creation of an inventory of grant opportunities. The staffing requirement is eliminated and the inventory must be created within existing DCTED resources. Most of specific duties, other than the inventory creation, are eliminated and the remaining duties are made permissive. The assistance to local entities in attracting regional, national, and international business, tourism, and sporting events is eliminated. The null and void clause is removed.

And the Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. The Senate asks the House to recede from amendments.

And the House insists on its position. The House asks the Senate to concur.

To concur in House amendments, for final passage of the bill.

To create the economic development grants program.